Closed
Bug 429740
Opened 17 years ago
Closed 17 years ago
non-standard "open in new tab" settings vary between ctl-click, alt-click, ctl-enter, alt-enter. should be standardized
Categories
(Firefox :: Tabbed Browser, defect)
Tracking
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RESOLVED
DUPLICATE
of bug 237027
People
(Reporter: bj02455+bugzilla, Unassigned)
References
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Details
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9b5) Gecko/2008032620 Firefox/3.0b5
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9b5) Gecko/2008032620 Firefox/3.0b5
The handling for opening items in new tabs is very confusing, and should be standardized. I'm sure there are more, but offhand:
Ctl-click a link (or bkmk) opens in bknd tab; alt-click saves as.
However, alt-enter for search/titlebar opens in new tab, while ctl-enter does nothing.
Ctl-drag for tabs duplicates.
And, of course, ctl-t opens a new tab.
Most extensions also use ctl-click for various settings to open in a new tab.
I propose that ctl-enter become open in new tab, and alt-enter be sidelined (or perhaps give one open-tab-foreground, one open-tab-bknd), for greater ease of use. I honestly can't figure out why it's set up the way it is; it seems to be nothing more than a coding anachronism based on coding different parts of the browser separately without consideration of UI standards.
Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Type text in search box
2. Press control enter
Actual Results:
Search results in current tab
Expected Results:
Search results in new tab
Updated•17 years ago
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Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 17 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
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